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Complete revisal of all the acts of Assembly, of the province of North-Carolina, now in force and use: together with the titles of all such laws as are obsolete, expired, or repealed: with marginal notes and references, and an exact table to the whole

L A IF S of N O R T H - C A R O L I N A.
Which Examination and Recognizances fo taken, fliall be returned to the Office of ^- D. 1715.
the Court wherein the Matter is to be tried, under the Penalty of Five Pounds for ^^iTl^n"^^
every Negleft -, one Half to the Lords Proprietors, and the other Half to him or ju to th« next
them that fliall fue for the fame ; to be recovered in any Court within this Govern- ^Cn"u'r"t "v'h'e"r'e 't^h'e
Matter is to be
ment, by A6lion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information -, wherein no Eflfoin, Pro- tn-^d, und^r the
tec1;ion, Injunclion, or Wager of Law, Ihall be allowed or admitted of. ior\Z,y N^g-kd.
CHAP. 17. An Jil concerning Evidences. Repeal by afv,
De- 5, 1746,
18. An A51 fcr the Relief cf fuch Creditors^ whofe Debtors having Repf^i^ty Aft,
Lands in this Goi-crmnent, depart, 'u;itLo::t leaving perfonal d^-c 3,. 1746,
Eftate fiifficient to pay their Debts. "^ '"
19. An AJI ccnccrniT.g Efcapes of Perfons tnder Execution. O B S.
20. An Aj to dire t the Difpofal of Goods taken upon Excc::tion, and p.ov^Jed for by
for the better Rezulaticn of Diftref'es hereafter to be :r:ade for '''^ ^^ 1:' 'P'
Levies and Sl^.H Rents, and the a-^ for
tftjbl, fling Sj-ptrii
t Couits.
21. An Act concerning Attcrnics from foreign Parts^ and fcr giving Rep by his Ma.
Priority to Country Debts. j %'s o.dtr, in
•^ Council,
CHAP. XXII.
An Act, concerning Appeals, end Writs of Error.
\
IX. T3 -^ ^^ Enaaed by his Excellency the Palatine, and the reft of the true and Rep-ai. by a^,
_|3 abfolule Lords Proprietors of Carolina, by and ivith the Advice and Con- ^ri>ut'the"afh
feiit of this prefcnt General Affembly, now met at Little River, for the North-Eaft and loth s.c-
Part of the Jaid Province, and by the Authority of the fame, it is hereby Enacted, ll^'^oiiw!''''"*
That in Cafe any Suit or Matter fiiould arife in the Court of Chancery, where the
Governor or Commander in Chief of this Government for the Time beings may be
a Party, or iiitereiled therein, it fnall and may be lawful for any Four of the Mem-bers
of the Court to fit and aCt therein, as though the faid Governor or Comman-der
were prefent, and not any AVays interefted, cr a Party therein.
X. AND be it further EnaSied, by the Aaihority aforefaid. That from and af-ter
the Ratification of this Aft, every Member of the Council, or Lords Proprie-tors
Deputy, Ihall, upon his entering into that Office, and betore he prefumes to
give his Opinion or Determination in any Caufe that fliall come before him, take
an Oath, That he will do Right to all Manner of Perfons, according to the beft
of his Judgment and Underftanding of the Laws and Uiagcs of the Kingdom of
Great-Britain, under the Penalty and Forfeiture of One Hundred Pounds for every
Month he fliall negleft or refufe to take the fame -, one half to the Lords Proprie-tors,
the other to him or them that fliall fue for the fame : To be recovered by
Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any Court of Record within the
Government •, v/herein no Ellbin, Injunftion, Protection, or Wager of Law, fliall
be allowed or admitted of.
•CHAP. 23. An AFl, to prevent the Inhabitants of Y>^t)\ County bringing Actions
\ll';li;l' ^%'
in the General Court againft one another, for Icfs than len chap. 6.'
Pounds.
24. An Acl, for the Tryal offnall and mean Caufes. j^„j.„, ^y aA
April 4, J74f,
5.5. ^n
Chap. 25.

L A IF S of N O R T H - C A R O L I N A.
Which Examination and Recognizances fo taken, fliall be returned to the Office of ^- D. 1715.
the Court wherein the Matter is to be tried, under the Penalty of Five Pounds for ^^iTl^n"^^
every Negleft -, one Half to the Lords Proprietors, and the other Half to him or ju to th« next
them that fliall fue for the fame ; to be recovered in any Court within this Govern- ^Cn"u'r"t "v'h'e"r'e 't^h'e
Matter is to be
ment, by A6lion of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information -, wherein no Eflfoin, Pro- tn-^d, und^r the
tec1;ion, Injunclion, or Wager of Law, Ihall be allowed or admitted of. ior\Z,y N^g-kd.
CHAP. 17. An Jil concerning Evidences. Repeal by afv,
De- 5, 1746,
18. An A51 fcr the Relief cf fuch Creditors^ whofe Debtors having Repf^i^ty Aft,
Lands in this Goi-crmnent, depart, 'u;itLo::t leaving perfonal d^-c 3,. 1746,
Eftate fiifficient to pay their Debts. "^ '"
19. An AJI ccnccrniT.g Efcapes of Perfons tnder Execution. O B S.
20. An Aj to dire t the Difpofal of Goods taken upon Excc::tion, and p.ov^Jed for by
for the better Rezulaticn of Diftref'es hereafter to be :r:ade for '''^ ^^ 1:' 'P'
Levies and Sl^.H Rents, and the a-^ for
tftjbl, fling Sj-ptrii
t Couits.
21. An Act concerning Attcrnics from foreign Parts^ and fcr giving Rep by his Ma.
Priority to Country Debts. j %'s o.dtr, in
•^ Council,
CHAP. XXII.
An Act, concerning Appeals, end Writs of Error.
\
IX. T3 -^ ^^ Enaaed by his Excellency the Palatine, and the reft of the true and Rep-ai. by a^,
_|3 abfolule Lords Proprietors of Carolina, by and ivith the Advice and Con- ^ri>ut'the"afh
feiit of this prefcnt General Affembly, now met at Little River, for the North-Eaft and loth s.c-
Part of the Jaid Province, and by the Authority of the fame, it is hereby Enacted, ll^'^oiiw!''''"*
That in Cafe any Suit or Matter fiiould arife in the Court of Chancery, where the
Governor or Commander in Chief of this Government for the Time beings may be
a Party, or iiitereiled therein, it fnall and may be lawful for any Four of the Mem-bers
of the Court to fit and aCt therein, as though the faid Governor or Comman-der
were prefent, and not any AVays interefted, cr a Party therein.
X. AND be it further EnaSied, by the Aaihority aforefaid. That from and af-ter
the Ratification of this Aft, every Member of the Council, or Lords Proprie-tors
Deputy, Ihall, upon his entering into that Office, and betore he prefumes to
give his Opinion or Determination in any Caufe that fliall come before him, take
an Oath, That he will do Right to all Manner of Perfons, according to the beft
of his Judgment and Underftanding of the Laws and Uiagcs of the Kingdom of
Great-Britain, under the Penalty and Forfeiture of One Hundred Pounds for every
Month he fliall negleft or refufe to take the fame -, one half to the Lords Proprie-tors,
the other to him or them that fliall fue for the fame : To be recovered by
Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any Court of Record within the
Government •, v/herein no Ellbin, Injunftion, Protection, or Wager of Law, fliall
be allowed or admitted of.
•CHAP. 23. An AFl, to prevent the Inhabitants of Y>^t)\ County bringing Actions
\ll';li;l' ^%'
in the General Court againft one another, for Icfs than len chap. 6.'
Pounds.
24. An Acl, for the Tryal offnall and mean Caufes. j^„j.„, ^y aA
April 4, J74f,
5.5. ^n
Chap. 25.